Medical term:

beractant



beractant

 [ber-ak´tant]
a substance obtained from bovine lungs, containing mostly phospholipids; it mimics the action of human pulmonary surfactant and is used in prevention and treatment of respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn. Administered by endotracheal intubation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

beractant

A SURFACTANT drug used in the treatment of the RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME. A brand name is Survanta.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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